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Wednesday, 8 October 2014Preschool aged children store less information in their brain and are more likely to report false memories than older children, suggests a new study.Subjects: child-abuse, child-health-and-behaviour, psychology

Tuesday, 2 September 2014We are not born with the ability to lie and distrust, but appear to acquire these 'skills' at around seven years of age, researchers have found.Subjects: child-health-and-behaviour

Tuesday, 5 August 2014Careless use of a broad-spectrum antibiotic in the 1950s created a "hyper-virulent" strain of bacterium that worsened risks for newborn babies, according to an international study.Subjects: child-health-and-behaviour, infectious-diseases-other

Wednesday, 14 August 2013Pregnant women who are given drugs to speed up their labour may have a slightly higher risk of bearing children with autism, new US research has found.Subjects: child-health-and-behaviour, womens-health

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